Municipality
Tržič, which is part of the gorenjska statistical region, measures 155 km2;
this ranks it 36th among Slovene municipalities.

Statistical
data for 2015 reveal the following:

In
the middle of 2015 about 14,950 people (about 7,350 men and 7,550 women) were
living in the municipality, which ranks Tržič 34th among Slovene
municipalities. The population density was 96 people per square kilometre,
which was lower than the national average of 102 people per square kilometre.

The
number of live births was lower than the number of deaths, which means that
natural increase per 1,000 population in the municipality was negative. It was –0.3
(in Slovenia 0.4). The number of people who moved from the
municipality was higher than the number of people who moved into the
municipality, so net migration per 1,000 population in the municipality was negative.
It was –8.0. The sum of natural increase and net migration per 1,000 population
in the municipality was negative. It was –8.4 (in Slovenia 0.6).

The
mean age of people in Tržič was 43.4 years, which was higher than the national
average (42.6).

As
in most Slovene municipalities, in Tržič the number
of old people was higher than the number of young people: there were 137
people, aged 65 or more, per 100 people aged 0–14. This ratio shows that the
value of the ageing index was higher than the national average of 123. It also
shows that the mean age of people in Velenje is growing more rapidly than in
Slovenia as a whole. Data by sex show that the ageing index for women was in
all Slovene municipalities higher than the ageing index for men. In Tržič – as
in most Slovene municipalities – more women were 65+ years old than 14 or less;
for men the situation was the same.

In
the school year 2015/2016 basic schools in Tržič were attended by about 1,200
pupils, while various upper secondary schools were attended by about 550
pupils. There were 30 students and 7 graduates per 1,000 people in the
municipality; in Slovenia the averages were 39 per 1,000 and 9 per 1,000,
respectively.

Among
people aged 15–64 (i.e. working age population) about 60% were persons in
employment (i.e. persons in paid employment or self–employed persons), which is
more than the national average (58%).

The
registered unemployment rate was 10.9%, which is less than the national average
(12.3%). As in most Slovene municipalities, more women than men were
unemployed.

In Tržič,
average monthly gross earnings per person employed by legal persons were about 15%
lower than the annual average of monthly earnings for Slovenia; and net
earnings about 4% lower.

In 2015,
there were 389 dwellings per 1,000 population. About 60% of dwellings had at
least three rooms. Average size of dwellings in the municipality was 79 m2.

Every
other person in Tržič had a car (52 passenger
cars per 100 population); cars in this municipality were on average 9.8 years
old.

In
2015, 239 kg of municipal waste per person was collected in Tržič, which is 76
kg less than on average in Slovenia.